| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ghostbusters | $19,027,192 | -9.7% | 1,464 | -42 | $12,996 | $88,515,111 | 4 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Gremlins | $15,283,507 | -15.2% | 1,511 | - | $10,114 | $76,644,078 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Cannonball Run II | $12,884,055 | - | 1,778 | - | $7,246 | $12,884,055 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | - | Conan the Destroyer | $10,719,465 | - | 1,117 | - | $9,596 | $10,719,465 | 1 | Universal Pictures | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | $9,612,778 | -18.3% | 1,546 | -54 | $6,217 | $129,834,644 | 7 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Karate Kid | $7,989,439 | +0.9% | 938 | +7 | $8,517 | $15,903,738 | 2 | Columbia Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Bachelor Party | $7,554,822 | - | 1,081 | - | $6,988 | $7,554,822 | 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | true | false |
| 8 | 4 | Rhinestone | $5,621,299 | -29.7% | 1,630 | - | $3,448 | $13,622,441 | 2 | Twentieth Century Fox | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | $5,139,288 | -28.5% | 1,083 | -449 | $4,745 | $61,777,057 | 5 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Top Secret! | $4,282,399 | -35.9% | 1,100 | - | $3,893 | $10,967,049 | 2 | Paramount Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | The Natural | $2,096,622 | -25% | 702 | -268 | $2,986 | $39,558,907 | 8 | TriStar Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | $1,891,909 | -20.9% | 592 | -85 | $3,195 | $4,283,517 | 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false | false |
